FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Belonging in Community
Learning Outcome: First year students will experience meaningful relationships with peers and educators.
We obtain this outcome through….
- intentional community connections with peers
- First year res halls, living learning communities, commuter lounge, clubs and organizations, service opportunities, multicultural and international student programs, chapel, orientation, Becoming U
- meaningful and mentoring relationships with our community of educators
- Advising, First Year Seminar (FYS) and Created and Called for Community (CCC), residence directors, Becoming U, athletics
2. Tools for Success
Learning Outcome: First year students will locate and use university services and resources to help them succeed academically.
We obtain this outcome through….
- the Academic Success Center, which provides students with tools and skills necessary for academic success, including office of academic accessibility, academic support services, and the writing center
- FYS, introductory courses within majors
- effective use of Messiah University technologies (Canvas, FalconLink, email)
- Educational technology services modules
- connections made with the Career & Professional Development Center, particularly regarding major selection, ELI planning, and exploring career and internship options
- Presentations to all CCC courses, career coaching appointments
- effective use of library resources
- FYS, CCC, academic departments, librarians
- intervention and care from Messiah University professionals
- Bridge to Success survey
- living/learning communities
- Residence life and academic departments
- student services
- Student financial serves, Slingshot
3. Messiah University Mission and Identity
Learning Outcome: First-year students will be begin to locate their place within the mission of the university and foundational values.
We obtain this outcome through….
- service opportunities
- Agape Center, Collaboratory, AROMA, Becoming U, and CCC
- leadership opportunities
- Becoming U and CCC
- our understanding and practice of reconciliation
- Sider Institute Whitlinger chapels, Becoming U and CCC
- integration of faith and learning inside and outside the classroom
- FYS, CCC, Becoming U, chapel
- our foundational values lived out in community
- Becoming U, CCC, convocation, living in community
4. Liturgies of Learning
Learning Outcome: First-year students will nurture habits of creativity, intellectual curiosity and hospitality.
We obtain this outcome through….
- common learning experiences
- FYS common text, CCC, Becoming U, chapel
- a variety of learning opportunities outside of the classroom
- Clubs and organizations, art shows, theatre productions, music performances
5. Holistic Growth and Personal Responsibility
Learning Outcome: First-year students will demonstrate interpersonal development, holistic personal growth and wellness, and a commitment to our common good.
We obtain this outcome through….
- learning self-regulation toward pursuing academic goals
- Academic Success Center, FYS, res life, academic advising
- learning effective time management skills by balancing academic work with other activities such as social life, work, family and co-curricular activities
- Academic Success Center, FYS, res life, athletics, academic advising
- learning to appreciate differences that enrich the MU learning environment
- Becoming U, multicultural and international student programs, chapel, living in community
- making intentional choices that promote physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing
- Student wellness and recreation, WEL courses, chapel, Engle Center